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believe B. I believe not so C. I believe not D. I don’t believe it 22. Hangzhou is _____ most beautiful city and I am sure I will visit it for ____ second time. A. the; / B. /; a C. a; the D. a; a 23. ---How did you do on the test? ---Not so well. I ______much better, but I misread the directions for Part One. A. could do B. could have done C. must have done D. should do 24. Great changes _______ in his hometown in the last twenty years. A. were taken place B. have taken place C. have been taken place D. took place 25. His eyes stare at _____ is left of the brother’s dinner on the table. A. what B. which C. that D. where 26. You may ______ it that Jennifer will come and help us if we are in trouble. A. base on B.hold on C. carry on D. rely on 27. _____ you like her very much, why not tell her the truth? A. Though B. Now that C. Since that D. While 28. As a result of the farmers’ hardworking, they harvested the wheat this year _____ as they did the year before. A. twice as much B. as twice much C. as much twice D. twice so much 29. ---- ____ he start at once or wait for a while? --- Let him start at once. A．Will B．Would C．Shall D．Can 30. I _____ all the housework at home, but recently I have been too busy to do it. A. do B. have done C. will do D. did 31. --- It seems that John is well prepared for the interview. --- He is quite ________that he will pass it. A. familiar B. similar C．confident D. sensitive 32. The Monkees produced a new record in 1996, ____they celebrated their former time as a real band. A. when B. in which C. that D. with which 33. An increasing number of people ________ the importance to physical exercise. A. attach B. appreciate C. combine D. permit 34. The most energetic festival is______ that looks forward to the coming of spring. A. / B. the one C. the ones D. it 35. --- How is the lecture going? --- The lecture has ended. You’re ________. A. too much late B. much too late C. too late much D. late too much 36. One of the advantages living on the top floor of the hotel is that you can get a good ______ . A. sight B. scene C. sign D. view 37. -- What made Jack so upset? --- ______ his new MP4. A. That he lost. B. He lost C. Because of having lost D. What he lost 38. We should spend the money on something that will _______ everyone. A. benefit to B. benefit from C. benefit D. beneficial第 1页 共 8页

39. You can’t imagine _______ when you read it in the newspaper. A. how moving the story is B. how is the story moving C. how moving is the story D. the story is how moving 40. --- ___________! Put your foot on the brake(刹车)! --- I am braking. --- No, your foot is on the gas pedal! A. Take care B. Attention C. Relax D. Watch out 第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 41-60 各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 “Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late 41 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the bank 42 I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I 43 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not 44 . “Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 45 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ 46 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.” My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. 47 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very 48 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and asked about opening a (an) 49 . I gave her necessary 50 and she went out. Then, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 51 with brown paper. Turning to my 52 customer, I was frightened to see a gun 53 out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 54 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time 55 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! 56 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. 57 , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25. “Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ 58 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my 59 , the first customer was a girl in a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 60 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)! 41. A. as B. but C. and D. or 42. A.that B. / C. where D. which 43. A. believe B. think C. guess D. hope 44. A. lucky B. happy C. sorry D. angry 45. A. answer B. idea C. cause D. excuse 46. A. Hurry B. Set C. Catch D. Get 47. A. Before B. Behind C. Beyond D. Against 48. A. nervous B. shy C. calm D. angry 49. A. bank B. counter C. account D. company 50. A. information B. offer C. introduction D. support 51. A. filled B. hidden C. decorated D. covered 52. A. first B. late C. last D. next 53. A. stuck B. sticking C. appearing D. appeared 54. A. took B. closed C. filled D. came 55. A. before B. after C. when D. that 56. A. Even B. Still C. Just D. Ever 57. A. As usual B. For one thing C. In fact D. In general 58. A. Less B. Plenty C. More D. None 59. A. pleasure B. surprise C. joy D. regret 60. A. accident B. story C. dream D. incident 第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D) 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。第 2页 共 8页

A There was a doctor in our city who was famous for his skills. Once he received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again. The child’s mother was very much thankful to the doctor, and she visited him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?” “Fifty pounds”, he answered. The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room. 61. The lady was thankful to the doctor because ________. A. he had saved her life B. he often called on her C. he had given her some money D. he had saved her son’s life 62. The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought ______. A. the purse should be given between friends B. the purse was too small C. the lady was not kind to him D. the lady didn’t gave him money but the purse 63. What can we learn from the passage? A. The lady didn’t pay the doctor any money. B. The lady was means. C. The lady had planned to give the doctor 200 pounds. D. The lady was angry with the doctor. B In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors. It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.第 3页 共 8页

64. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________. A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B. want others to know or to think that they are rich C. don’t want others to know they are rich D. want to be happy 65. It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to ________. A. live outside New York City B. live in New York city C. live in apartments D. have many neighbors 66. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _____. A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States C. his neighbor’s name D. not a good name 67. According to the writer, it is ________ to keep up with the Joneses. A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good C Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead.” Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt- a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why. There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common. Myth Number One: It’s best to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident. Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are that you’ll have traveled through a wind shield （挡风玻璃）or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear". Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water. Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious（昏迷）due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them. Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour. Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters. 68. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead”? A. He was driving at great speed. B. He was running across the street. C. He didn’t have his safety belt on. D. He didn’t take his medicine on time. 69. The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he __________, A. wasn’t feeling very well B. hated to drive in the dark C. wanted to take some exercise D. didn’t want to be caught by the police 70. According to the text, the “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous because you _________. A. may be knocked down by other cars B. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat D. may get caught in the car door 71. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe ________.第 4页 共 8页

A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident C. they will be caught when help comes D. cars catch fire easily 72. what is the advice given in the text? A. Never drive faster than 30 mile an hour. B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident. C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving. D. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt. D “Keep your eyes on the ball.” That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. “Keep your mind on what’s important,” is the way I’d put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details. I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. “If they keep on ringing, I’ll never get my typing done!” she’d shout. People just don’t see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone’s shoulder? I read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized—he wasn’t turning the page. He just kept on reading. Now if you knew the page he was reading, you’d know that there weren’t many words on the page to read anyway. The layout was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,” You know, you really read very slowly.” “What do you mean?” he asked. “Well,” I told him, “I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,” I went on “If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.” He remained silent for a minute or two. “If I read too fast, my paper wouldn’t last me to my station.” 73. The writer wasn’t satisfied with his secretary because ___. A. she didn’t put first thing first B. she was too busy C. she was easy to get angry D. she couldn’t finish her work on time 74. The train rider read newspaper ___. A. to take in information B. to enjoy pictures C. to save time D. to kill time 75. The writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of ___. A. what to read first B. how to read fast C. what is important D. what is funny 76. The passage is mainly about the writer’s opinion on people’s ___. A. judgment B. work C. life D. habits E Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced(跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “ This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often.” In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”第 5页 共 8页

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet? 77. Why did the first dog like the house? A. Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house. B. Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house. C. Because he liked everything presented to him. D. Because he felt he was welcome here. 78. The underlined word “ growl” probably means ______. A. make an unfriendly noise B. smile C. say hello D. stare 79. The passage tells us ________. A. we must look at ourselves in a mirror as often as possible B. we must look at ourselves in a mirror like the first little dog C. We can see ourselves in the faces of the people we meet D. we are treated in the same way as other people 80. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage? A. A Small happy Little Dog B. The House of 1,000 Mirrors C. The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place. D. Two Little Dogs 第三部分：写作 （共二节，满分 50 分） 第一节：根据句意写出完整的单词 （首字母已给，每题 1 分， 共 10 分） 81.The sun gives us energy in the f________ of light and heat. 82. He is g________ information that is needed for the new research. 83. Once more we s___________ in sending a satellite into space last month. 84. A b________ diet contains lots of fruits and green vegetables. 85. The little boy begged for his mother’s p _________ to watch TV. 86. It’s good m________ for Arabs to stand close when they are talking. 87. On the trip to the hill, I was b_______________ on the leg by a snake. 88. Eating too many candies can be h_______________ to children’s teeth. 89. Henry Adams is not a millionaire. On the c_________, he is penniless in London. 90. What p________ me is why he left the country without telling anyone. 第二节：短文改错 （共 10 小题；每题 1 分，共 10 分） To tell you the truth, I’ve thought a lot about if you should buy a laptop computer to help you for your study. In my opinion, you’d better not. For one reason, it’s easily for you to develop some bad habits once you have it, such as playing computer game, seeing movies and so on, which will be a waste time. For other reason, buying a laptop computer don’t mean you can study well. If you want to make a progress, you need to be devote and work hard. Whether you had a computer or not is not that important.

I. C C B C A II. C D B B A III. C C D A D IV . A: D D C B; B A B C C; C C B A C D; A D C A E; D A D B V. form gathering succeeded balanced permission manners bitten harmful contrary puzzles VI. whether with easy games of another doesn’t make progress devoted have Good morning! Boys and girls As we know, World Reading Day which falls on April 23rd is drawing near. The purpose of the global festival is to promote reading and publishing. Nowadays, a lot of students prefer to spend much time in watching TV and they are crazy about Internet. So, most of them don't have enough time to read books. And still worse, they don't like reading. However, reading is necessary. I firmly think that by reading, we not only enrich our life ,and broaden our horizons but also learn to第 7页 共 8页